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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Robert Stiegler, NSWC-DD

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government beginning in the 1960s and secured the technologicalsuperiority of the United States during the latter part of the 20th century.America was once again shocked into reassessing the adequacy of our future science andengineering (S&E) workforce after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. That self-examination, and the need to put more people to work on technical solutions to the problems ofterrorism, war, and national security, led Congress to authorize the Department of Defense tocreate the SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) pilot programunder the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2005.The immediate positive response to the SMART program prompted Congress to make

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High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery College; Uchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College

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FutureProject’ was recently added to the curriculum for the College Institute ES 100 taught to12th graders at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. This projectinvolves motivating students to develop an academic map/career plan for themselves byobserving and interviewing successful engineers in different fields, creating overviewprofiles for each of them, and studying these profiles to determine how they connect withtheir career intentions.A detailed explanation of the Engineering your Future Project and how it fits into the ES100 curriculum is given in this paper. Results from qualitative and quantitative evaluationof the project will be presented. In addition, since the project was also added to one of theES 100 sections taught to

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Cook, Brigham Young University; Geoff Wright; Steve Shumway; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

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unchanged pre to post.Table 1: All Students Pre to Post Comparison Pre Post Pre Post S Effect S Effect#1 Mean2 Mean2 Size3 Opinion4 Change5 #1 Mean2 Mean2 Size3 Opinion4 Change5 Interest in learning Relationship to Math and Science1 2.5 2.43 0.06 Disagree Extreme *6 6 3.93 3.98 0.05 Agree Extreme12 3.09 3.16 0.07 Agree Extreme 11 4.17 4.05

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High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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14.328.2Pre-Engineering as an Integrative CurriculumIn Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the National Research Council3 calls for educationalleaders to optimize the knowledge-based resources and energize the STEM career pipeline. Thereport repeatedly emphasizes the importance of science and math achievement as a precursor fortechnical advancement, and relates the poor international showing of US students in math andscience to the declining impact of the US in research, patent issuance and economic andtechnological standing.The primacy of math and science to engineering is a common view that can, in educationalsettings, at least, clash with the objectives of engineering. The Nobel laureate Herbert Simon4observed in the late 1960’s that “Engineering

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Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology

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topics and “new engineer” workforce skills—that we are seeking toprovide for students through the Build IT curriculum. Page 14.215.14AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber ESI-0624709. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1 Jonassen, D. (2000). Computers as mindtools for schools. Engaging critical thinking (2nd ed.). Saddle River, NJ:Prentice Hall.2 Chambers, J. & Carbonaro, M. (2003). Designing, Developing, and

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Iskander, University of Utah; Paul Gore, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah

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of Education 2 Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering University of UtahThis study examines gender differences and historical trends of high school studentinterest in engineering based on ACT data on expressed interest compared with that ofstudents’ and ability. Changes have been observed in the interest in engineering fieldsover time most likely because of societal influences. These influences are especially seenin computer related fields causing speculation that both males and females wereinfluenced by the dot com era but that only male interest was piqued due to the rise ofcomputer games in the late 1990’s. Another interesting observation is the number

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Aschbacher, California Institute of Technology

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1 30 School S c Middle School Life Science (7th) 1 1 1 36 School D Computer High School Programming (12th) 1 1 1 20 School M d Elementary School General Science (3rd) 4 4 4 92 School P Science Elementary School (Kindergarten) 1 1 1 20 School L High School Physics

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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AC 2009-939: A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION: ELEMENTARY TEACHERPREPARATION IN STEM EXPERTISE AND ENGINEERING AWARENESSLouis Nadelson, College of Education Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is motive by science education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has investigated learning for conceptual change and the impact of inquiry on modifying misconceptions. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The Evergreen State University, a

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High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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presented here do not necessarily reflect the opinionsof the funding agency.Bibliography1. Barrow, L. H.; Morrisey, J. T., Energy literacy of ninth-grade students: A comparison between Maine and New Brunswick. Journal of Environmental Education, 1989, 20:22-25.2. Farhar, B. C., Energy and the environment: The public view. Renewable Energy Report, 1996, Issue Brief No. 3, 1-11.3. NEETF, Americans' low "Energy IQ:" A Risk to our Energy Future/Why America Needs a Refresher Page 14.1309.12 Course on Energy. National Environmental Education & Training Foundation: Washington, DC, 2002.4. Shelton, S. Energy

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Pasha Antonenko, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University; Gayla Hudson, Oklahoma State University; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University; Alonzo Peterson, Langston University

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14.1204.5 ≠ Design a Shoe ≠ Survival! ≠ Catapult ≠ Rainforest ≠ Toy Vehicle ≠ Bridges ≠ GreenhousesResearch Study MethodologyThe participants were 80 teachers that agreed to participate in the study. The majority ofparticipants were female (n = 64). 57 teachers reported teaching primarily at the middle schoollevel, and 23 were high school teachers. The teachers represented five content areas:mathematics (n = 20), science (n = 16), language arts (n = 17), social studies (n = 13), andtechnology or library media (n = 14). 67 participants were White, 11 – American Indian, and two– Asian. Most of the participants were in their early 40’s (βX = 39, M = 41).Participants were asked to complete a web-based version of the

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina; Jennifer Kearn, University of South Carolina

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the qualities of engineers for both males and females. A positive finding isthat many students indicated that they would like to know more about engineering.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by National Science Foundation Award 0440568.References1. Yasar, S., et. al. (2006), Development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers' perceptions of engineers and familiarity with teaching design, engineering, and technology. Journal of Engineering Education, v. 95 no. 3, p. 205-16.2. Cunningham, C., Lachapelle, C and Lindgren-Streicher, A. (2006). Elementary teachers’ understandings of engineering and technology, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Becky Hammack, Stillwater Middle School; Beth Watt, Stillwater Middle School; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University; Pat Jordan; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University

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are students in transition.1 In this developmental phase of continuedbrain development and grand physiological changes, middle schoolers also begin dramaticchanges in their school structure, responsibilities, and social relationships. By the time theyreach middle school, students have already begun to develop dispositions toward mathematics,science, and engineering.2-4 By ninth grade, these dispositions are solidified and it becomes moredifficult to change the students’ feelings toward STEM careers.2 In this period of earlyadolescence, students either begin to develop strong academic habits or they begin to struggleacademically.3 “Middle grade[s] students are drawn toward mathematics if they find bothchallenge and support in their mathematics

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Lonny Grafman, Humboldt State University; Forrest Stamper, Hoopa Valley High School; Laura Atkins, Humboldt State University; Rebecca Raymond, Humboldt State University; Katie Mills, Humboldt State University

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diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Two of Beth’s current projects are an NSF sponsored S-STEM grant and the project described in this paper.Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary Virnoche is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Humboldt State University. Mary collaborates with colleagues in STEM areas to increase interest and diversity in those fields. She is currently working with a team on an NSF S-STEM project. In recent past her action research focused on the Expanding Your Horizons conference designed to generate and retain girls' interest in science and engineering. Mary completed her doctoral work at

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Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Macon Beck, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue Universtiy; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University

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ReviewEngineeringAmerica is the place where dreams happen, as evident by the creativity, discovery, andinnovation of the American workforce. These workforce attributes contribute to the UnitedStates being a leader in science and engineering fields. The U.S.’s leadership in these fields hasbeen held secure by the ample supply of a well-educated workforce3. However, for the pastseveral years, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has revealedthat America’s youth lag behind those of other nations such as Japan, England, Singapore, andChinese Taipei.4,5 In addition, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)revealed that 39% of the United States twelfth graders performed below the proficient level onthe 2007 math test, while

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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25% development session Read (more) scientific/engineering journal articles 23% Organized or facilitated in-service workshops for other teachers/school personnel on 13% issues related to the professional development session(s) Other 11%Many of the professional development projects conducted under the umbrella of the EOFNJProgram target teachers in urban school districts and districts with a high percentage of lowsocioeconomic status students as measured by the percentage of students who qualify for freeand reduced meal

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Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Wischow, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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,they were asked which of the big ideas of nano their lesson addressed. For the most part, theystated the big ideas listed in the lesson provided by the NCLT (although some identified differentbig ideas), but teachers integrated the big ideas into their learning goals, instruction, andassessment to varying degrees. This is of concern to the professional development programbecause we are interested in teachers integrating high-impact topics in nanoengineering andscience that emphasize nanoscale phenomena, rather than teachers using nanoscale phenomenaas an interesting example without any real focus on the nanoscale concepts involved. Theguiding questions for determining which nano content teachers planned to implement were: 1. Which big idea(s

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Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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’ encouragement to choose biomedical engineering careers.These results indicate a and underscore the important need for K-12 and parent relatedinformational outreach so that students are encouraged in to engineering field s at young ages.REU Success in the LabIn addition to measuring the REU students’ BME efficacy, we measured their perceived successof the laboratory experience. We utilize an electronic survey of this reviewing students’perception about preparation for the research environment, multidisciplinary activities andresearch support using a 6-point Likert-type scale. The NAE Engineers for 2020 and applicableGrand Challenges descriptors were used to create the survey items

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Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

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of Engineering (with the Extraordinary Women Engineers Coalition). Engineer Your Life. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://www.engineeryourlife.org/cms/8750.aspx?subpage=87654. Yaşar, S., Baker, D., Robinson-Kurpius, S., Krause, S., & Roberts, C. Development of a Survey to Assess K-12 Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Familiarity with Teaching Design, Engineering, and Technology. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 205-216, July 2006.5. Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M, & Rogers, C. Advancing Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 369-387, July 2008

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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-mail: dkueker@vivayic.comPam Newberry, Project Lead the Way The Director of Strategic Curriculum Initiatives for Project Lead The Way, Inc. Prior to joining Project Lead The Way, Inc., in July 2002, she served as the Associate Director for the International Technology Education Association?s Technology for All Americans Project for five years. She taught technology education and mathematics for 10 years. During that time, she was an Albert Einstein Fellow in 1996 and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1994. Address: 177 Stone Meadow Lane, Wytheville, VA 24382 Telephone: (276) 228-6502 E-mail: pampltw@embarqmail.com

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

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underrepresented students. Although special consideration is given toapplications from these three recruitment pools, specific applicant attributes and experiences arealso considered. The E3 RET application solicits personal information on the following: 1)teaching experience (including years of experience, subjects/courses taught - STEM subjectrequired) and Texas teaching certification(s); 2) education level (degree(s) and major discipline);3) past participation in other professional development programs, 4) past research experience, ifany; and 5) engineering knowledge base (e.g., personal awareness of types ofengineering/engineers, examples of engineering solutions that affect daily lives). Theapplication essay requests additional information such as

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Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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scientific inquiry afterattending two weeks of summer workshops. Specifically, there was a notable increase intheir identification of scientific practices such as generating models, conducting a seriesof observations or experiments, analyzing data, explaining results based on science,revising models, and presenting models. The unintended results of focusing the summer Page 14.993.15workshops on models as part of scientific inquiry were teachers’ uncertainty of thesource(s) of the inquiry questions and less emphasis on formulating hypothesis.However, we believe that the advances that our teachers made during the workshopoutweighed the unintended results

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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student and family visit the College? 3. What effect does peer influence play when a student has academic difficulty and seeks assistance once at college? 4. Is having an engineer in the family a key influence on career path for these students?Research MethodsA peer mentor is operationally defined as an advanced high school, undergraduate or graduatestudent who is age-appropriate (16 – 24 years old), culture-appropriate (Appalachian-born orraised); major-appropriate (engineering or one of the nine NSF-approved STEM majors atWVU); and skill-appropriate (peers who have mastered any academic subject(s) themselves).All were paid volunteers working around their own class schedules, so that fixed mentoringhours were almost

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Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Becker, Utah State University; Jim Barta, Utah State University; Rebecca Monhardt, Utah State University

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/IEFADataFactSheet.pdf#search=%22data%20american%20i ndian%20students%20graduation%20number%20dropout%22[4] Demmert, W. G., Grissmer, D, & Towner, D. (2006). A Review and Analysis of the Research on Native American Students. Journal of American Indian Education, 45(3),. 5-23[5] White House Press Release (2004). Executive Order: American Indian and Alaska Native Education. Retrieved on September 29, 2006, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-10.html[6] Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465-490.[7] Glickman, C. D., Gordon, S. P., & Ross-Gordon, J.M. (2007). SuperVision and instructional

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Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

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AC 2009-717: CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OFTECHNOLOGY BEFORE AND AFTER PARTICIPATING IN AN INFORMALENGINEERING CLUBPamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, wrote curriculum and was a master teacher for Project Lead the Way, and led two Project FIRST robotics teams. As a science teacher educator, she has added engineering content and pedagogy to her science methods courses for prospective elementary teachers. She teaches engineering to

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Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Influencing Students Attitudes, Knowledge, and Interest in the Field of Engineering and Recommendations for Improvement: A Study of Inquiry-Based Middle School Engineering Teaching Kits. Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Charlottesville VA.12. IFT. 2008. Food Science Activity Guide. Institute of Food Technologists. Chicago.13. Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T. and Smith, K.A. 2006. Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom. 3rd Ed. Interaction Book Company, Edina MN.14. LeCompte, M. and Schensul, J.J. 1999. Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research. Ethnographer’s Toolkit. Vol.1. AltaMira Press, Lanham MD.15. Lyon, J., Addison, V. and Thompson, S. 2007. GK-12 Engineering Workshop for Science

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Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Campo, Rice University; Stephanie Rice, Rice University; Daniela Rimer, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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both3a) Do you think you can afford college? Yes No 3b) How much do you think a year of college costs? $ ____________4) If you are going to college, how do you plan to pay for college (circle all that apply)?parent(s)/guardian(s) scholarships loans work-study/part-time job don’t know5) What portion of college costs do you think might be covered by financial aid for you (circle one)? all most some none6a) Do you know what the FAFSA is? Yes No 6b) If Yes, have you ever filled out the FAFSA

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Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Belter, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Shirley Magnusson, California Polytechnic State University

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been a telecommunications consultant. She is passionate about engineering outreach to K-12 students and has increased the outreach activity for Cal Poly's College of Engineering over the past year.Heather Smith, California Polytechnic State University Heather S. Smith is a Senior Lecturer and Statistical Consultant in the Statistics Department at the California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Florida and an M.S. in Statistics from the Florida State University. For seven years she worked as a statistical consultant for Westat, Inc. a research organization, in Rockville, Maryland. Thirteen years ago to she

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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faik Karatas, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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close relationship between science and engineering should be part of any professional development and teacher preparation programs in order for teachers to really understand nature of science and nature of engineering.AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible through the support of the Bechtel Foundation and the INSPIREinstitute at Purdue University.References1. Abd-El-Khalick, F., Bell, R. L., and Lederman, N. G. “The Nature of Science and Instructional Practice: Making The Unnatural Natural,” Science Education, Vol. 82, No. 4, 1998, pp. 417-436.2. İrez, S. (2006). Are we prepared?: An investigation of preservice science teacher educators’ beliefs about nature of science. Science Education, 90, 6

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Women in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Porche, Wellesley Centers for Women; Corinne McKamey, Wellesley Centers for Women; Peter Wong, Museum of Science

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disabilities in science and engineering: 2007, NSF 07-315. Arlington, VA 2007.2. National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2000, NSF 00-327. Arlington, VA 2000.3. Chinn PWU. Asian and Pacific Islander women scientists and engineers: A narrative exploration of model minority, gender, and racial stereotypes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 04 2002;39(4):302-323.4. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Engineers; 2009.5. Davenport EC, Davison ML, Kuang H, Ding S, Kim S-K, Kwak N. High school mathematics course-taking by gender and ethnicity. American